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• MV Barima Disaster… Brazil, T&T come to Guyana’s rescue

  …survivor count remains at 76 …as foreign forces join massive recovery mission By Khadidja Ba (Kaieteur News) – The death toll from the devastating capsizing of the MV Barima ferry has climbed to 65, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips confirmed at a press conference on Wednesday,22nd July, 2026, as international search teams joined an intensifying […]

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• Govt. cannot investigate itself! – Amanza Walton

  …says multiple probes needed into MV Barima disaster (Kaieteur News) – Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement and opposition member of parliament, Amanza Walton said the Government of Guyana cannot be trusted to investigate the deadly MV Barima tragedy, insisting that only an independent and transparent investigation can restore public confidence. Speaking at a joint opposition […]

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• Billions from oil, no safe passage for hinterland residents – MP Hastings on MV Barima tragedy

  Kaieteur Sports – Member of Parliament for We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), Dawn Hastings-Williams, on Wednesday lamented the risky river travel conditions that residents of hinterland communities are forced to endure in an oil-rich nation, where flights from Ogle remain a luxury. In her remarks at the joint opposition press conference, she highlighted that, “… there has […]

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